Climate Change and Agriculture: Subsistence Farmers’ Response to Extreme Heat

This paper examines how subsistence farmers respond to extreme heat. Using microdata from Peruvian households, we find that high temperatures reduce agricultural productivity, increase area planted, and change crop mix. These findings are consistent with using input adjustments as a short-term mechanism attenuate the effect of heat on output. response seems complement other coping strategies, such selling livestock, but exacerbates drop in yields, standard measure productivity. our estimates, show accounting for land is important quantify damages associated climate change. (JEL O12, O13, Q11, Q12, Q15, Q54)